Italian Sunday Gravy #SundaySupper

By a show of hands, who is in love with their slow cooker? Do you like to get everything going in the morning, set and forget it? Or let’s talk about an outdoor smoker. If I actually had an outdoor space I’d probably need a second fridge or freezer for everything I’d be smoking out there.

#SundaySupper is taking things low and slow this week and I’m thrilled to be hosting. Whether you use a slow cooker, a smoker or just simmering away on your stove top for hours at a time – slow cooking is a fantastic method. It lets you take an inexpensive cut of meat and make it meltingly tender or cook up large batches for future meals.

Speaking of future meals, this Italian gravy will feed you for a week or you can portion it out and freeze it for later. I chose to cook it on my stove (mostly because my slow cooker is somewhere in storage) but either method would work. Your house will smell amazing and frankly, you could probably fool someone into thinking your Italian Grandma came over and sat over the stove stirring away all day while this cooked.

Loaded with 2 types of meat, sausage, meatballs and a hearty sauce you really can’t go wrong. Also despite the name of dish, go ahead and cook it any day of the week.

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Susan – I cannot wait for your Italian Gravy to make an appearance at our little green house What do you think about making it in the oven instead of on the stove? What temperature do you think? I was thinking about making it in my cast iron pot…Thank you also so much for hosting today!

A few years ago I tore out a recipe for Italian Sunday Gravy from a magazine. It intrigued me because I couldn’t quite figure out what it was! Now I know and I am definitely going to make this some Sunday for our family dinner!

Italian gravy is the BEST. I confess I just started using my slow cooker. We got it as a wedding gift 7 years ago, so that’s a bit embarrassing. But now I’m hooked. Thanks for this great recipe, and thanks for hosting this week of fantastic recipes. I’m having such fun going through them all now.

Just reading your ingredient list, I can tell that this would be a fabulously rich sauce! I love this theme! So many great ideas. Thank you for hosting! I only wish I could have taken part (I just got home from two weeks of traveling.) as I do LOVE my crock pot.